Earthquake details

Sunday, October 22, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, October 22, 1995 at 21:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 78.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.965 and latitude 27.803.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.0 km
Coordinates	27.803, 129.965
UTC time	1995-10-22 21:33:12.460

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	78.6 km
Amami	78.9 km
Nago	236.4 km
Uruma	262.3 km
Gushikawa	262.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	264.1 km
Okinawa	269.6 km
Yomitan	269.7 km
Ginowan	277.7 km
Nishihara	279.8 km
Urasoe	280.4 km
Kanegusuku	285.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

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M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

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M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

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Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

168.5 km

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